[Adopted 7-22-1976 as Art. III of
Ch. 150 of the 1976 Code[1]]
All the sidewalks in all the streets, roads
and highways of the City of Margate City, New Jersey, shall be constructed,
reconstructed, paved, repaved, curbed and recurbed, improved or repaired
at the cost and expense of the owner or owners of the land in front
of which any such improvements shall be made, whenever said sidewalks
have not heretofore been paved or curbed or whenever required in the
discretion of the Board of Commissioners of Margate City and whenever
any of said sidewalks shall need reconstructing, repaving, recurbing
or repairing.
[Amended 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-1; 10-6-2016 by Ord. No. 20-2016]
The sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed, paved, repaved,
improved or repaired to a width of not less than five feet and a depth
of not less than four inches. Sidewalks that cross vehicular access
and vehicular access shall have a depth of not less than six inches.
Sidewalks and vehicular accesses shall have a broomed concrete finish.
Sidewalks at intersecting streets shall be constructed and reconstructed
as public sidewalk curb ramps with detectable warning surfaces in
accordance with the current New Jersey Department of Transportation
Standards. The area between the curb and sidewalk shall be surfaced
with vegetation. Said sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed,
paved, repaved, improved or repaired in accordance with the specifications
of the City Engineer or City's designee. See construction detail at
the end of this chapter.
[Amended 10-8-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-20]
A.
Said sidewalks shall be curbed with concrete. Said
curb shall be six inches by eight inches by 18 inches in size. See
construction detail at the end of this chapter.
B.
Should the City of Margate City construct said curbs
or reconstruct said curbs upon the failure of the property owner to
do so, said curbs shall not be constructed or reconstructed of granite
or bluestone.
[Added 10-8-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-20; amended 10-6-2016 by Ord. No. 20-2016]
Gutters shall be constructed, reconstructed improved or repaired
to a depth of eight inches. Said gutter shall be constructed, reconstructed,
improved or repaired in accordance with the specifications of the
City Engineer or City's designee. See detail at the end of this chapter.
Said sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed,
paved, repaved, curbed, recurbed, improved or repaired to conform,
as nearly as practicable, to the grade of the street, road or highway,
or the section thereof along which any such improvement is proposed
to be made, where said grade has been established by law previous
to the passage of this article.
Said sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed,
paved, repaved, curbed, recurbed, improved or repaired at the cost
and expense of the owner or owners of the land in front of which such
improvements shall be made.
Before proceeding to make any such improvements or awarding any contract for the making thereof, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Margate City shall cause notice of such contemplated improvement to be given to the owner or owners of any lands affected thereby. Such notice shall contain the description of the property affected, sufficiently definite in terms to identify the same, as well as a description of the required improvements and a notice that unless said improvements shall be completed within 30 days after the service thereof, it is the intention of the City of Margate City to make such improvement or cause the same to be done pursuant to the authority of Chapter 152, Laws of 1917, as amended and supplemented.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Title 40, Municipalities
and Counties, of the New Jersey Statutes, Subtitle 3, Municipalities
Generally. Specific provisions as to sidewalks are found in N.J.S.A.
40:65-1 et seq.
